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BS EN 61511-2:2017

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Functional safety. Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector Guidelines for the application of IEC 61511-1

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-12-2017

$797.50
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Summarise this standard

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviations
Annex A (informative) - Guidance for IEC 61511-1
Annex B (informative) - Example of SIS logic solver
        application program development using function
        block diagram
Annex C (informative) - Considerations when
        converting from NP technologies to PE
        technologies
Annex D (informative) - Example of how to get from a
        piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) to
        application program
Annex E (informative) - Methods and tools for
        application programming
Annex F (informative) - Example SIS project illustrating
        each phase of the safety life cycle with application
        program development using relay ladder language
Annex G (informative) - Guidance on developing
        application programming practices
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

Gives guidance on the specification, design, installation, operation and maintenance of SIFs and related SIS as defined in IEC 61511-1:2016.

Committee
GEL/65/1
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers and supersedes BS IEC 61511-2. 2004 version incorporates amendment 15577 to BS IEC 61511-2. Supersedes 99/245562 DC Available as part of BS KIT 127. (05/2005) Supersedes 12/30264228 DC. (12/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
210
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

IEC 61511-2:2016 is available as IEC 61511-2:2016 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 61511-2:2016 provides guidance on the specification, design, installation, operation and maintenance of SIFs and related SIS as defined in IEC 61511-1:2016. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- guidance examples based on all phases of the safety life cycle provided based on usage experience with IEC 61511 1st edition;
- annexes replaced to address transition from software to application programming.

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 61511-2 : 2005 Identical
NBN EN 61511-2 : 2005 Identical
NF EN 61511-2 : 2017 Identical
EN 61511-2:2017 Identical
I.S. EN 61511-2:2017 Identical
IEC 61511-2:2016 Identical
EN 61511-2:2017 Equivalent
UNE-EN 61511-2:2017 Equivalent

$797.50
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